Could you make a post about "cool greetings"? I met a Finnish friend the other day, and when we met he slapped my hand and said "mitäs jätkä". I just stood there like an idiot. I don't understand the whole "mitäs tässä"-thing.

One of my favorites of these "false friends" (words that look or sound the same but have different meaning) is the word 'runo'. In Finnish, it means "a poem". In Polish, it means the layer of small plants etc. on the ground in the forest. I don't know how to call it in English :)

- Osa: a part in finnish, a female bear in spanish.- Asunto: apartment in finnish, subject in spanish.- Pala: piece or imperative of burn in finnish, a shovel in spanish.- Selva: in finnish selvä, clear. Means jungle in spanish.- Sota: war in finnish, in Argentina is a person who pretends not knowing something in order to get an advantage. Also one of the Spanish deck of cards.- Pelotón: (peloton in finnish) means fearless... But in spanish is a squadron or group of soldiers.- Susi: a wolf in finnish, diminutive for "Susana" (name) in spanish.- Peto: beast in finnish, the armor part for the chest in spanish.- Número: also number in spanish, the accent only means stress in that syllabe.-Olla: to be in finnish, a cooking pot in spanish.- Paja: a workshop in finnish, an impolite word for masturbation in spanish.- Tapa: way or imperative of kill in finnish, cover/top/cap in spanish.- Sana: a word in finnish, imperative of "sanar" (to heal/ become better or recover health) in spanish.- Jumala: god in finnish, a popular brand of spices in Argentina. (Not very good quality).- Palo: a fire in finnish, a stick in spanish.- Lento: a flight in finnish, means "slow" in spanish.- Rata: a gear or cog wheel in finnish, a rat in spanish.- Ratas: same as above, "rats" in plural.